Jazz aficionados will be more than happy to find out Genesis Gaming’s latest release. Live Jazz is a 5-reel video pokie set on the streets of what looks like a North American jazz quarter, with amazing rhythms and amenities reminiscent to the colorful and alive ghettos where this music genre came to live.

If you’re into jazz music, you will most likely enjoy playing along with this pokie.

Developer

Genesis Gaming is one of the least-known casino software developers in the field. They were founded in 2008 and they now operate straight from Las Vegas, providing several gambling and entertainment operators with innovative solutions.

Their portfolio is not reduced to a single type of product, even though they are mostly known for offering video pokies and social gaming solutions. They work with both the online and the land-based casino community and they are held as respectable suppliers among the field.

They might not be at the same level as some other bigger companies, but we do not have any complaints about the brand. After all, they offer good enough visuals and innovative bonuses and features to keep players entertained and happy.

How to play the pokie

Set on a 5-reel, 3-row grid configuration, Live Jazz features a total of 5 paylines and a medium-to-high volatility. At first glance this might look like a hard one to bet upon, but this is definitely not the case.

Live Jazz allows for paylines to be aligned in both left-to-right and right-to-left ways. The former is the usual way in which most pokies are assembled, but the latter is a lot rarer to find. This flexibility in terms of payline alignment offers gamblers higher chances of getting a payline hit and thus leaving with bigger wins.

The symbols featured in this game are quite varied and jazz-iconic and they include a female singer, double bass players, glass of beer, musical notes and street signs.

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Special features

The Live Jazz logo is the Wild symbol and, just like we would’ve expected, what it does is substituting for other symbols and thus making it easier to hit a payline.

There is also a Scatter symbol represented by an icon of musical notes placed over a moon. You need to get at least three of these symbols in order to trigger the special features and bonuses of the game called Live Jazz Free Spins.

After getting these free spins triggered, you will be asked to choose among bars in order to reveal how many of those you are getting. Whether it is 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25, you will get extra spins without putting a penny on stake.

After being set and placed on these bonus features you will be asked to choose between musical instruments in order to choose an Extra Wild, which will be a different symbol acting as a substitute for others.

Maximum payouts

The maximum possible win is set on $/€10,000. Of course, in order to get this big payout, you need to use the double or triple gamble option placed at the bottom of the pokie. In terms of average spins, wins are varied and not that frequent, with a chance of getting a couple dozen coins in wins.

Summary

Live Jazz is an attractive game with an urban southern air that will appeal both jazz aficionados and music lovers in general. The 5×3 grid is friendly and intuitive, and the various special features are more than what we would normally expect from a game this size.

As for payouts, we were left a little disappointed. With a medium-to-high variance and an average win set at only a couple coins per spin, it is hard to see this pokie as more than just another one on the list of hard-to-win ones.

The decision to put real money on this pokie is entirely up to you, and we are not dissuading you from trying this one out. We are just warning you that despite its friendly and festive ambiance, the overall reward is not that high so you shouldn’t be aiming at a great fortune.